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Brightcove (NASDAQ: BCOV), a leading global provider of cloud content services, today introduced
App Cloud Core, a new free edition of the company’s pioneering app platform that empowers Web developers to use HTML5 and JavaScript to develop and operate rich native apps for Apple iOS and Google Android smartphones and tablets. App Cloud Core features an open source software development kit (SDK), powerful testing and debugging tools, unlimited cloud compilation, and real-time analytics for tracking app installations and usage.

With App Cloud Core, Brightcove provides an open source HTML5 mobile app development SDK and powerful cloud services for efficiently operating and managing apps. This combination makes App Cloud Core the end-to-end solution for building and managing apps.

“Organizations of all kinds are developing apps, but for many the way these apps are built is inefficient and unsustainable,” said Ashley Streb, vice president of technology at Brightcove. “Hybrid apps, or apps built using HTML5 but deployed as a native app, continue to change the game for app development. But in order to be truly successful, organizations also need cloud-based services, like advanced analytics and push messaging, that ensure their apps remain successful long into the future. App Cloud Core not only empowers Web developers to create and publish unlimited apps for free, but it also provides a layer of intelligence and cloud-based services that is unmatched in the industry.”

Open source JavaScript SDK and native containers to build apps that access native device APIs and avoid having to learn platform-specific languages, as well as providing a rich component library for touch-based user experiences supporting text, audio, video, images, and any kind of data.

The App Cloud Workshop testing tool that enables developers to painlessly preview and beta test apps directly on a device just as if they were testing a Web application in a browser.

On-device debugging to test application code while it is running on a device. By simply shaking their device, developers can connect the App Cloud Workshop test environment to the App Cloud remote debugging console to quickly diagnose problems and resolve bugs or performance problems.

Open access to Internet content sources, including content management systems, blogs, and REST-based Web services and limited use of App Cloud’s Fast Feeds content optimization service for up to 5 of those sources.

Real-time analytics to measure installs, sessions, usage time and average session length across apps.

For access to more advanced features, there is an easy upgrade path available to App Cloud Pro, a new edition starting at just $99 per month. App Cloud Pro enables professional organizations of all sizes to take advantage of the full suite of capabilities within App Cloud, including powerful cloud content services and business-user features like real-time analytics, unlimited push messaging, image transcoding, content optimization and business user ability to update apps easily. App Cloud Pro enables organizations to affordably build and operate a broad range of apps.